Regulated automatic-closing valve.



PATBNTED JULY 14, 1908.

v J. L; GISHV. 'REGULATED AUTOMATIG CLOSING VALVE.

APPLQADION FIVLED MA-Y 18, 1905.

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JOHN LINCOLN GISH, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

REGULATED AUTOMATIC-CLOSING VALVE.

i No. 892,987.

Specification of Letters Patent.

" Patented July 14, 190s.

Application led May 18, 1905. Serial No. 261,059.

To all whom it may concern.' Be it known that I, JOHN L. GISH, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Regulated Automatic-Closing Valve, of which the following is a specification.l

My invention relates to a regulated matic closing valve.

The object of my present invention is to4 construct a regulated automatic closing valve in such a manner that,` the time, may be governed or controlled, in which the automatic closing valve, is closed, as hereinafter described. l

Figure 1, is an elevation of a regulated automatic closin valve, provided with my improvements. i 2, is a vertical section thereof, `with` the vaIve A closed. Fig. 3, is a vertical section thereof, with the valve A open.

Like letters of reference, refer to like parts, in the several figures.

InFig. 2, we have the motor or power wheel, R; u on which are fastened buckets or paddles, (f3), wheel. The power wheel', R, is in contact with the gear-wheel, S, which in turn, is in contact with theLlock-wheel, T. In the lockwheel, T, there is a slot or'depression, V, which receives a part of the stem E, and the stem E, is the connecting rod, between the autobutton, G, and the valve. In 2, the

valve A, is in close and direct contact, .with its seat, A', .(Fi 2); thus makin a' complete closure an preventing all liuids, from assingforward, through the passageway,

and Z, and esca ing throu h the opening at C, (Fig. 2.) B, is the va ve casing provided with the inlet passage at X, and the outlet passage at g C. Inthe drawings, a self closing valve of the reciprocating type is shown.

In Fig. 3, by pressure upon the button, G, the stem, E, 1s released from the slot, V, in the lock-wheel, T, and at the same time the the valve, A, is pushed away from vdirect contact, with its seat, thus making a free space u on all sides of the valve, A, (Fig. 3) and a owing fluids, to pass forward, through the passage way, Z and Z and escape'throu h the opening at C Fig. 3.)' As soon as t e fluids, are allowed to'enter the passa eway Z and Z', the come in contact Wit the buckets or pa dles, (O, O, O) on the power wheel, R, thus causing the power wheel, R, to revolve; which in turn, by means, of the O, O) in the nature of a paddlegear-wheel, S, revolves the lock-wheel, T. The lock-wheel T, having changed its position, and moved the slot, V, away from the stem E; the valve is now held open, at A by means of the stem E, resting u on the rim of the lockheel T, andthe va ve will remain open, until the lock-wheel T, re-

volves uion its aXis, and brings the slot, V, v

into suc position, that the pressure of the fluids, agalnst the valve, can force the stem E, into the slot V, and at the same instant, automatically close the valve.

By increasing or decreasing the size, speed, or gearing of the wheels, R, S, and T, the time may be regulated, in which the automatic closing valve, is? closed, as above described.

AIn my invention the function and use of the lock-wheel T, is to hold the self closing valve open and to release the same at a predetermined time. No intermediate parts or mechanismpsuch as pawls or levers being used or required, between said 'valve and wheel T, in order to complete the function or use of mywheel T. -In my invention, without the use of pawls or levers, or their e uivalent, my wheel T, forms the direct loc ing and the direct releasing mechanism, by some part of the valve-stem, or projection upon the same, coming in contact with and forming a continuous movable contact of surfaces, u on a rim or outer band on .the

lock-wheel In such relation of parts thev self closing valve is held in the open position, .until the lock-wheel T, actuated by the power wheel R, revolves upon its vaxis andl rings the slot, V, or depression, (contained in said riin or band on lock-wheel T), under the continuous movable contact surface of the valvestem,or projection upon the same, when the self closmg valve is released instantly. Thereby making my wheel T,

(Without any intermediate parts, between said valve and wheel T), distinctively the direct lock and the direct release, for and between the self closing valve.

What I do claim as my invention and desire to secure b Letters Patent is,-

1. In a regu ated automatic closing valve, the combination of a valve casing provided with the inlet and outlet passages, a power wheel in the casing ada ted to be operated byui'd passing throug the casing, a gear wheel moved by said power wheel, a wheel T moved by the gear wheel, a reciprocating valve, and means contacting with the periphery of the Wheel T and ogferating the casingf-a wheel T havin a slot V, ada )ted va1ve,whereby the latter may e kept open to coperate with the Va ve stem, to a low for a redetermined time. closure of the valve.

2. n a regulated automatic closing valve In testimony whereof I have signed my 5 operated by fluid passing through the valve name to this speoieation in the presence of 15 easing,a Wheel T having a slot V, and. two subscribing witnesses.

mechanism eo erating therewith, to allow JOI-IN LINCOLN GISH. closure of the va ve. Witnesses: 3. In a regulated automatic closing valve ANNA GISH,

10 operated by fluid passing through the valve C. P. GISH. 

